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The Crucible by Arthur Miller

Ini six pages this paper first examines the playwright's life and effects of the Great Depression on Miller and his writings and t...

God, Church, and Flag by Donald F. Crosby

In five pages Crosby's book as it portrays the relationship between the Catholic Church and notorious 1950s Senator Joseph McCarth...

Rock 'N Roll's History

In five pages this rock 'n roll history dates back to the 1950s and considers important contributions by Elvis Presley, Berry Gord...

Crime and U.S. Soldiers in Korea

In five pages this paper discusses the crimes that U.S. soldiers committed while stationed in Korea from the 1950s' war crimes to ...

Three Decades of Cinematic Representations of Their Respective Times

In six pages this report analyzes how Gold Diggers of 1933, Casablanca, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers each represent their re...

Cold War and Propaganda

a profound psychological impact. But hindsight is always twenty twenty. One must look back at history in order to grasp why there ...

Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead

In five pages this controversial 1950s' text is reviewed with comparisons made between U.S. and Samoa adolescence. There are no o...

General Motors Collapse

management (Trumbull, 2009). The company, however, has gone steadily downhill for many years. Consider their average annual operat...

Historical Context of 'The Caine Mutiny'

In 6 pages this paper considers the Communist paranoia of the 1950s as depicted in this film's desire to prosecute Queeg during a ...

Lincoln And Sumner: Equality

the fundamental purpose for doing so. While Sumner places governmental involvement with the quest for equality at the bottom of t...

Lawsuits Have Changed How Schools are Funded

money because they do not have it. These schools and districts are severely limited in what they can do to provide a quality educa...

'The Creature From the Black Lagoon' vs. 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'

wrong. Young Jimmy Grimaldi is saying that the woman who looks like his mother isnt really his mother, and Wilma claims that the ...

1973 Film Time Period Setting of American Graffiti

In five pages this paper examines how the 1950s are represented in the drive-in, 'hot rods,' and early rock and roll music feature...

The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor

In five pages this novel is analyzed in terms of its themes and portrayal of pertinent Irish American political and social issues ...

Successful Presidential Campaign of Dwight D. 'I Like Ike' Eisenhower

much less "modern" Republican than Eisenhower, would win by a landslide (Edwards PG). Eisenhower proved to possess what has been ...

The Spending Habits of America

that money can buy. The only things they lack are the non-material items such as time spent with their children and time left alon...

Later Years of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright

In six pages this paper considers the latter stages of Wright's amazing architectural career focusing upon the 1950s. Seven sourc...

Changing the Appearance of Films Through CinemaScope

In eight pages this paper examines the 1950s' introduction of the innovative CinemaScope cinematic technique that changed how film...

The Book of Daniel by E.L. Doctorow and McCarthyism

In five pages the climate of 1950s McCarthyism is considered within the context of Doctorow's book and discusses the subjectivism ...

Women on TV, Then and Now

comedic formula that this was never going to happen. Nevertheless, Lucy and Ricky were happily married, more or less, and offered ...

Going to the Movies: Then and Now

In the 1950s, the film industry had begun to recognize the importance of marketing strategies and methods to bring viewers into...

Questionable Guilt of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

In fifteen pages this paper examines the Cold War 'Red' hysteria that gripped the United States during the early 1950s and how thi...

1950s' Scandal Involving American Quiz Shows

In six pages this paper discusses the quiz show scandals of the 1950s in which the shows were rigged for entertainment purposes an...

Guatemalan President Arbenz's Downfall

In fifteen pages the 1950s' downfall of President Arbenz of Guatemala and the role the CIA played in it are discussed in a conside...

Fashion During the 1950s Fashion

they were originally called the Atome. Association with the atom bomb did not seem very appropriate, hence the quick name change....

Overview of On the Beach

that a the protagonist will meet his or her demise, and adventure novels too often will show men and women risking their lives in ...

Looking at 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Songbook'

was three years old (Bailey, 2002). Although she was born in Virginia, she grew up in New York. In fact, she only lived in the sou...

New Generations from the 1870s through the 1960s

ideals of the generation before (Flexner and Soukhanov, 2002, 1997). The generations raised in the 1870s to 1890s, 1920s to 1940s,...

Book Review of Ann Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi

would dare to challenge the social mores to effect societal change. She would become on of the first blacks to protest unfair trea...

Discontent and Domesticity

their children for the world (May). This was then their own contribution to the workplace and to the national effort (May)....